Ambient pressure control ventilation apparatus and method

摘要

An ambient pressure control ventilation apparatus for mechanical ventilation of a patient comprising a sealable chamber adapted to accommodate a whole body of a patient, a pump fluidly connected to the chamber adapted to alternatively compress and decompress a ventilating gas within the chamber, a relief valve fluidly connected to the chamber and a control unit adapted to control the pump and the relief valve to facilitate a periodic regime of alternating compression and decompression of the ventilating gas within the chamber about a predetermined baseline.